2 Samuel 10:9

10:9 When Joab saw that the battle would be fought on two fronts, he chose some of Israel’s best men and deployed them against the Arameans. ¹ 

2 Samuel 10:17

10:17 When David was informed, he gathered all Israel, crossed the Jordan River, ²  and came to Helam. The Arameans deployed their forces against David and fought with him.

2 Samuel 19:15-16

19:15 So the king returned and came to the Jordan River. ³ 

Now the people of Judah ⁴  had come to Gilgal to meet the king and to help him ⁵  cross the Jordan. 19:16 Shimei son of Gera the Benjaminite from Bahurim came down quickly with the men of Judah to meet King David.

2 Samuel 19:25

19:25 When he came from Jerusalem to meet the king, the king asked him, “Why didn’t you go with me, Mephibosheth?”

[10:9]  ¹ tn Heb “and Joab saw that the face of the battle was to him before and behind and he chose from all the best in Israel and arranged to meet Aram.”

[10:17]  ² tn The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied in the translation for clarity.

[19:15]  ³ tn The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied in the translation for clarity.

[19:15]  ⁴ tn The Hebrew text has simply “Judah.”

[19:15]  ⁵ tn Heb “the king.” The pronoun (“him”) has been used in the translation to avoid redundancy.